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Approaching the history and culture of Mennonites within a Transnational Context.
The Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies (CTMS) at the University of Winnipeg was established in 2016 as a partnership between the Chair in Mennonite Studies and the community-based D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation. It builds on a strong history of scholarship and community outreach by the chair and the foundation.
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CTMS regularly hosts conferences, lectures, and webinars that explore the global and transnational history of Mennonites.
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The Russlaender Mennonites: War, Dislocation, and New Beginnings
A Conference Hosted by the Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies at The University of Winnipeg In-Person and Livestreamed Between 1923…
Jul 14-15 9:00AM-5:00PM
Convocation Hall, University of Winnipeg
“Very Peaceful Citizens”: Mennonites Establishing Settler Colonialism in 1870s Manitoba
For the Seventh Annual CTMS Lecture, Dr. Shelisa Klassen, the 2022–2023 D. F. Plett Historical Research Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, will…
Apr 26 7:00PM
University Club, University of Winnipeg
Russlaender 100 Ontario Events Preview
In July 2023, the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada will commemorate the 1920s immigration of Mennonites from the Soviet Union…
May 09 7:00PM
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Transnational Flows of Agricultural Knowledge
Transnational Flows of Agricultural Knowledge (TFOAK): Canadian Mennonite Farmers in Global Context The history of
Settlers, Braceros, Narcos
Settlers, Braceros, Narcos (SBN) engages in a century-long exploration of Mennonite mobility. Leaving Canada for northern
Memories of Migration: Russlaender at 100
During the 1920s, 21,000 Mennonites left the Soviet Union for Canada. War, revolution, and the
Ukrainian KGB Archival Project
In the 1930s and 1940s, tens of thousands of Mennonites disappeared or experienced repression in
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August 12, 2022
Sponsored Seats for Young Adults on the Russlaender 100 Tour
Are you a young adult (ages 18–35) with a connection to the 1920s migration of Mennonites to Canada? Do you…
April 1, 2022
Call for Papers: The Russlaender Centenary
The Russlaender Mennonites: War, Dislocation, and New Beginnings July 14–15, 2023 A Conference Hosted by the Centre for Transnational Mennonite…
March 4, 2022
Our Shared History with Ukraine
I took this picture four years ago while travelling through the Mennonite colonies of Ukraine as part of the Mennonite…
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The Russlaender Mennonites: War, Dislocation, and New Beginnings
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